In June 2018, the Government announced that the RAC Foundation, supported by £480,000 of Government funding, would lead the trial of an innovative new approach to road casualty investigation alongside police forces. As part of this initiative dedicated teams will be carrying out in-depth research in selected cases to get a better understanding of what is really causing collisions on our roads. These collisions will be analysed in 3 regions over 3 years and will look at collisions covering a range of modes of travel, including motorbikes. The Government will release a final report at the end of the project.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-21T17:44:22.02Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Motorcycles: Accidents"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conclusions the Road Collision Investigation Project has made on road accidents involving motorcyclists.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Royston Smith"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Southampton, Itchen"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Royston Smith"} ], "uin" : "209338"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1041666", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1041666/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The publication entitled Facts on Motorcyclist Casualties<\/em> published in June 2015 provided information on the proportion of cars and light goods vehicles allocated the contributory factor \u2018failed to look properly\u2019 in accidents involving a motorcyclist casualty where a police officer attended the scene of the accident. These proportions for each year from 2013 to 2017 are presented in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> Since police officers do not always record a contributory factor when they attend a scene, we have also included data showing the proportion for those accidents where a contributory factor was recorded. This is the more commonly presented approach for contributory factors.<\/p> <\/p> Proportion of vehicles involved in accidents with at least one motorcycle casualty and police officer attending where 'Failed to look properly' contributory factor allocated, Great Britain, 2013 to 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> As a proportion of all vehicles in these accidents<\/p><\/td> As a proportion of all vehicles in these accidents where at least one contributory factor allocated<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year<\/p><\/td> Vehicle<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> Car<\/p><\/td> 47.4%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 49.0%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Light goods vehicle<\/p><\/td> 46.8%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 47.5%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> Car<\/p><\/td> 47.8%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 49.2%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Light goods vehicle<\/p><\/td> 48.8%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 49.6%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> Car<\/p><\/td> 48.6%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 50.3%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Light goods vehicle<\/p><\/td> 45.9%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 47.3%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> Car<\/p><\/td> 45.7%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 47.0%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Light goods vehicle<\/p><\/td> 46.2%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 47.3%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> Car<\/p><\/td> 40.0%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 40.9%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Light goods vehicle<\/p><\/td> 37.7%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 38.4%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> Source: DfT STATS19<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Using this approach, the proportion of cars and light goods vehicles allocated the contributory factor \u2018failed to look properly\u2019 for the years 2009 to 2013 in the 2015 report would have been 48.1% and 48.2% respectively.<\/p> <\/p> Contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 6 of his Department's publication entitled Facts on motorcyclists casualties, published in June 2015, what the proportion is of (a) car drivers and (b) light van drivers whose contributory factor of their accidents involving motorcyclists was their failure to look properly in each year from 2013 to 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1041784/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The current lane closures are scheduled to be lifted in early February this year. These will be followed by further lane closures on the eastbound carriageway until early March 2019.<\/p> <\/p> The lane closures are in place as Highways England are replacing the safety barrier at various sites along this section of the M180.<\/p> <\/p> Highways England have removed the existing safety barriers, and have erected temporary barriers in place to protect the now exposed structures. Lane closures must remain on a 24-hour basis because it would be unsafe for Highways England to remove the temporary barriers while works continue.<\/p> <\/p> These closures are necessary to cover various work locations and enable more activity to take place across the whole site, so as to minimise the programme\u2019s total duration and therefore reduce the overall disruption. Work takes place throughout the day; the overnight closures also allow for the concrete used on the foundations and ends of the new barriers to set.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how long lane closures will be in place on the M180 east of Scunthorpe; for what reason those lane closures have been introduced; and why work is not being carried out on a 24-hour basis to reduce the length of lane closures.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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